Vocabulary

Argo data type

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URI

http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/R01/current/

Description

Terms describing the type of data contained in an Argo netCDF file.

Creator

Argo Data Management Team

Modified

2020-04-05

Version Info

Identifier

R01

British Oceanographic Data Centre

Argo Data Management Team

Members

Identifier	PrefLabel	Definition	Date
META	Argo metadata	File containing descriptive information about an Argo float.	2020-04-04
PROF	Argo profile	Argo float vertical profile file containing CTD sensors data (pressure, temperature, conductivity, salinity).	2020-04-04
MPROF	Argo profile merged^DEPRECATED	Argo float vertical profile file containing CTD sensors data (pressure, temperature, conductivity, salinity) and data from one or more biogeochemical (BGC) parameters (dissolved oxygen, nitrate, pH, chlorophyll-a, particle backscatter, irradiance), retaining all vertical sampling schemes.	2020-04-04
SPROF	Argo synthetic profile	Argo float vertical profile file containing CTD sensors data (pressure, temperature, conductivity, salinity) and one or more biogeochemical (BGC) parameters data (dissolved oxygen, nitrate, pH, chlorophyll-a, particle backscatter, irradiance), interpolated onto common pressure levels.	2020-04-04
TECH	Argo technical data	File containing technical information about an Argo float.	2020-04-04
TRAJ	Argo trajectory	Argo float trajectory file containing CTD sensors data (pressure, temperature, conductivity, salinity).	2020-04-04
MTRAJ	Argo trajectory merged^DEPRECATED	Argo float trajectory file containing CTD sensors data (pressure, temperature, conductivity, salinity) and data from one or more biogeochemical (BGC) parameters (dissolved oxygen, nitrate, pH, chlorophyll-a, particle backscatter, irradiance), retaining all temporal sampling schemes.	2020-04-04
BPROF	B-Argo profile	Argo float vertical profile file containing CTD pressure data and data from one or more biogeochemical (BGC) parameters (dissolved oxygen, nitrate, pH, chlorophyll-a, particle backscatter, irradiance).	2020-04-04
BTRAJ	B-Argo trajectory	Argo float trajectory file containing CTD pressure data and data from one or more biogeochemical (BGC) parameters (dissolved oxygen, nitrate, pH, chlorophyll-a, particle backscatter, irradiance).	2020-04-04